The era of innocence

“The era of innocence” is an unsurpassed masterpiece Edith Worton, woven from intrigues, suspicions, guilt and passion.
The protagonist of the novel Newland Archer is a successful lawyer who, deep down, wants real passion in his everyday existence. The engagement with sweet and well -mannered May Velland promises him a complacent and calm life. But when Kuzina May, Countess Ellen Olenskaya, returns to New York after a public scandal, Newland enters the network of her secret power and inexpressible beauty. Now he is forced to make a choice between the world, which he knows, and the world, which he could only dream of.
The novel “The era of innocence” formed the basis of the film of the same name by Martin Scorsese, who received recognition and popularity, the main roles in which Vinona Ryder, Michelle Pfeiffer and Daniel Day-Lyuis played with brilliance